Tooth paste compact



L. L.. FINDLEY TOOTH PASTE vCOMPACT March 1938.

Original Filed Jan. 6, 1936 carrier, the purpose of which Vso 'Patented Mir. 15,-193sy UNITED STATES APATENT cen-'l-lclaz Application January TOOTH PASTE COMPACT Leger L. Findley, Yoakum, Tex.

s, 193e, serial No. ls'tszv Renewed December 15, 193'!A 3 Claims..

the walls being' used as a guide for the ared end of a winding key for the expulsion. of paste from the tube within the compartment.

A further object is to provide hooks and lugs in the paste tube compartment adapted for en-l gagement with the rim of va.

dome-shaped tube is to center and hold the pastetube in properposition for the action of the winding key.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will be neat vand compact in form, which will be formed of a few strong and durable parts, which will not easily get out of order, and which will be inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it

being understood that' various modications may be resorted to within the scope ofthe appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of .the advantages of the invention. In the accompanying drawing this speciiication,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the compact.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the compact.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a detail crossseotional view taken on the line 1-1 of Figure ing key without the paste showing the windtube applied thereto.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts III designates the case ofA substantiallyv rectangular in the various views, the compact which is in cross section and -is provided with a cover II which is hinged at the back longitudinal edge, wall of the case and which is provided with a spring hook I2 on the -as shown at I2, to the rear front longitudinal side adapted to engage over a projection I l on the -case and lock the cover closed. A mirror I5 is secured to-the front wall of the case by means of a frame I6.

A longitudinal division wall l1 divides the casing into a tooth/brush receiving compartment I8 and a paste tube receiving compartment I9,

there being guide elements 2o on one side of forming part of and parallel to the division wall to ccact with the division wall in forming a guide slot to receive the flared end 2l of a winding key 22 having a slot 23 therein to receive the bottom of a toothpaste tube 2l.

The endV wall 25 of the case opposite the guide members 2|) is deformed inwardly to house the knurled button 26 of the key, the deformed portion being provided with a longitudinal slot 21 to slidably receive the key and permit -of the 10 key being rotated and advanced longitudinally of the case between the guide members and in the slot to wind up the paste tube and eject the toothpaste.

V'Ihe hooks 28 are disposed-at intervals on the 15 walls of the case atv the upper end thereof to receive projections 29 which extend downwardly from the rim of a frusto-conical collar or tube carrier 30. The collar is provided with a threaded opening of sufficient diameter to receive the 20 threaded spout 3| of the tube below the cap 32 of the tube. When the cap' is removed the collar 30 or tube carrier by reason of its engagement with the threaded spout ofthe tube will hold the tube stationary so that the oper- 25 ator may wind the key to roll up the lower end of the tube and thereby squeeze the contents from the tube.

The compartment I8 is of suiiicient magnitude l to receives, folding or other collapsible tooth- 30 brush, shown in Figure 2. In this form of toothbrush the handle is formed of two sections 33 and 3| which vare hingedly connectedy together by a hinge pintle 35. The section Il lof the handle is provided with a ferrule 38 which car- 35 ries the hinge eyes which receive the hinge pintle, and the section 3l is also equipped with a ferrule $1 which carries hinge eyes which receive the pintle 35. The rst mentioned ferrule 36' is provided with a linger which is adapted 40 to'lie along the ferrule 31 when the section 3l is rocked into alignment with the section Il. A locking ring 39 maythen be slid over the ringer 38 to lock the same in place to hold the sections in aligned position.

To replenish the paste' supply in the toothpaste compartment I9 the collar or tube holder' may be removed-from the case whereupon the exhausted tube. may be unwound from the key which is'of course at this time at the upper 50 end of the guides 20 and the slot 21 in the case. Thereupon the bottom of a fresh tube will be inserted in the slot 23 of the key. The collar 30 may now be screwed onto the threaded spout of a fresh tube 'and the key 22 may now be moved u downward in the case until the rim of the collar seats upon the shoulder 48 formed at the upper the construction and operation of the inventionwill be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

1. A compact comprising a case, a-cover therefor, a. wall yin the case, guide elements parallel to and cooperating with the wall to form a guide slot, a winding key in one compartment having a iared end slidably received in said guide slot and guided thereby to slide longitudinally of the case, there being a slot in the key, there being a longitudinal slot in the case slidably receiving thekey, a toothpaste tube having the lower end engaged in thev slot vin the key andtwindable upon the key, and a dome-shaped collar removably disposed in the last namedcompartment engaging the top of the tube and holding the tube stationary.

2. A compact comprising a case, a wall in the case, guide elements parallel to and cooperating with the wall to form a guide slot, a winding key slidably mounted at the ends in said guide slot and in a slot formed in the case, a toothpaste tube having thelower end engaged in a slot in the key and windable upon the key, a collar in the last.4 named compartment above the key lengaging thejtube to hold the tube stationary, and interlocking hooks and lugs in the said compartment adapted to engage the rim of the collar` and center the toothpaste tube -in the compartment.

3. A compact comprising a case, a hinged cover therefor, a wall in the case, guide elements parallel to andcooperating with the wall to form a guide slot, a key slidably mounted in said guide slot and in a. longitudinal slot formed n the case, a' toothpaste tube having the lower end v,engaged with and Windable upon the key,

said tube having a threaded neck, and a domeshaped` collar removably secured in the toothpaste compartment and having a threaded opening engaging the threaded neck oi' the tube to hold the tube in proper position for the action of the winding key.

' LEGER L. FINDLEY. 

